Noted for his intelligence, diligence and influence on the process control industry, Duncan Mellichamp, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has been inducted into the ...

How self-tuning can support an adaptive control strategy. How Model Reference Adaptive Control can improve adaptability. The different types of MRAC. A certain amount of flexibility is always good to ...

Process control can be viewed as the executive portion of a unit process. It provides the means to direct a process so that it produces the desired results. It is complementary to the role played by ...

Research in dynamics includes theoretical, computational and experimental research in the general area of dynamical systems, dynamics and vibrations, dynamics of flexible bodies, high-dimensional ...

Power systems are undergoing a rapid transition toward operation with high penetration of renewable energy and power electronic interfaced devices—often ...

Large industrial plants–such as those in the oil, gas, electricity, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries–rely on electronic instrumentation to provide accurate, stable measurements to ...

Valmet introduces the next-generation Valmet Wet End Analyzer, designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve superior product quality, improved process ...

Continuous-process industries are at an inflection point regarding what they can do with automation, making now an ideal time to address inefficiencies and hazards. The era of the remote workforce has ...

In this interview, Kevin Broadbelt of Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses the small molecule applications of process Raman spectroscopy. How do cell therapies differ in complexity compared to ...

The difference between traction control and stability control is like the difference between a GED and a master's degree or PhD in vehicle safety. Stability control is just traction control with more ...